Lot 165
DAME ELISABETH FRINK (BRITISH 1930-1993) §
PHOENIX
Auction: Day Two | Lots 100 to 527 | Fri 31 October from 10am
Description
signed lower right, pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
17.5cm x 21.1cm (6 7/8in x 8 3/8in)
Provenance
Provenance from the client:
M. Harland & Son was founded in the Land of Green Ginger, Kingston-upon-Hull in the late 19th century and there they stayed until forced to evacuate in the bombing of WW2 to Pocklington in the East Riding. After the war they eventually relocated to a new purpose built factory in Anlaby, Kingston-upon-Hull.
Then one of the foremost industrial printers in the UK, the company was headed by Bill Morrison, an aficiando of Dame Elisabeth’s works. Bill commissioned the Phoenix design as the new company logo to reflect its history. This is the pen and ink although there was also a bronze. They were part of the “ art collection” which was purchased by the directors of the Harland Group prior to its acquisition by the Sonoco Corporation in 1994. As the Chief Executive and a director of the Group, I acquired this pen and ink in 1992.
Interestingly Geoffrey Dashwood was commissioned to provide a “new” Phoenix in 1990, which I have 6/12 ,